expend

[iks'pend]

vt.花费, 消耗

例句与用法：

The act of expending.

花费花费的行为

He lived high and expended largely.

他生活讲究，花费很大。

The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.

士兵在那场战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。

I had expended much time on the work but they told me it's useless.

我花了很多时间在这件工作上，他们却告诉我说这是无用的。

词形变化：

动词过去式: expended | 动词过去分词: expended | 动词现在分词: expending | 动词第三人称单数: expends |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 消费, 花费(时间, 精力等)[(+in/on)]

They expended large sums of money in maintaining this beach.

他们花去大笔的钱维护这个海滩。

2. 用光, 耗尽

Don't expend all your energy on such a useless job.

不要把你的精力全花在这无益的工作上。

vi.

花钱

He expends largely.

他挥金如土。